Clip for attaching decorations and medals



F. G. LUTZ ET AL CLIP FOR ATTACHING DECORATIONS AND MEDALS Dec. 28, 1948.

Filed July 21, 1945 INVENTO R. 7 fredar/o G. /w'' I Cfiav 7? OPOL/r e "/ZVZQWEZZQ g Patented Dec. 28, 1948 CLIP FOR ATTACHING DECORATIONS AND MEDALS Frederick G. Lutz, Moorestown, N.- J., and Charles P. O'Rourke, Sharon Hill, Pa.

Application July 21, 1945, Serial No. 606,459

(Granted under the act of March 3, 1883, as amended April 30, 1928; 3'70 0. G. 757) 3 Claims.

The invention described herein, if patented, may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes, without the payment to us of any royalty thereon.

This invention relates to a clip for supportin decorations, medals or service ribbons on a mount made of sheet material.

It is an object of the invention to provide a metal clip having integral means for attaching the clip to a backing and for supporting a ribbon bar or other device having a pin on its back.

It is a further object of the invention to provide means for displaying service ribbons and decorations of the type awarded soldiers for overseas service and campaigns as well as for meritorious services and acts of bravery in the present war. It is proposed to inclose these decorations, which ordinarily have a pin secured to their backs, in a plastic case having a padded and velvet covered insert or backing sheet, and the present invention is intended to avoid the necessity of securing the pin to the backing by pinning it thereon. Repeated pinning and unpinning result in disfiguring the backing and cause unnecessary wear. When this simple and neat support is provided to engage the pin it is possible to remove and replace the decorations any number of times without damage either to the pin or backing, and there is the further advantage that the decorations are held in parallel relation to the backing when the case is supported on or against a vertical surface.

Further objects of the invention will appearfrom the following description, taken in connection with accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a backing sheet with two clips carrying ribbon and hanger bars;

Figure 2 is a sectional view on a larger scale on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the clip;

Figure 4 is a sectional view on a larger scale on the line 4 4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the clip before fastening to the backing; and

Figure 6 is a plan view on a larger scale of the blank from which the clip is formed.

In the drawing A represents the clip which constitutes the invention, mounted on backing B, The decoration 0 consists of a bar or plate I0 having a ribbon or other ornament'of appropriate character on its face, and having a medallion D or other device suspended thereon if desired. The bar or plate I0 is provided with a pin H secured to the back thereof, by which it is ordinarily fastened to the clothing of the wearer. As many clips as desired can be mounted on the backing B, each clip forming a securing and supporting means for a ribbon or hanger bar C.

The clip A is formed from a flat sheet of metal having the necessary degree of resilience. It comprises a body portion 12 having a projection M at each end which can be inserted into the fabric backing B and extended against the opposite side of the backing to secure the clip to the backing. On each side of the body I 2 adjacent its ends two ears I 5 are provided and bent upwardly into opposed parallel relation. Each ear I 5 is provided with an embossed portion forming matching projections IE on the adjacent sides of each pair of ears.

When the decoration or medal C is to be engaged with the clip A, the pin part II is simply pressed between the opposed pairs of arms or ears l5 to a position below the projections I6, which prevent its accidental separation from the support. The ears I5 are so designed that the upper ends I! engage the flat back of the bar part of the decoration or medal and hold it straight with relation to the backing. This produces a much better appearance than merely pinning the medal on the mount, since in that case the medal would drop down out of parallel position to the mount. In addition, this construction has the further advantage that the medal can be instantly disengaged from its support and as easily and quickly replaced.

Having thus described our invention what we claim is:

1. A display mounting for an ornamental bar of the type having a pin fastener thereon, said mounting comprising a fabric backing member and a resilient clip mounted thereon, said clip having a body portion provided with means engaging the fabric backing member and spaced pairs of ears extending outwardly therefrom and forming aligned gripping jaws, said ears having inwardly extending projections adjacent their upper ends and each pair of ears being adapted to receive the pin between them and below the projections, the ends of the ears being adapted to engage the back of the bar to support it parallel to the backing member.

2. A resilient clip for supporting a ribbon or hanger bar of the type having a pin fastener on the back, said clip comprising a flat body portion, means to support the clip, and means to engage the pin and the back of the bar, said lastmentioned means comprising two spaced pairs of opposed arms, said arms having rounded projections spaced below the ends of the arms and the ing a projection extending tow'ardthe opposed arm and said projection being spaced from the 4 the pairs of arms below the projections While the back of the bar rests on the ends of the arms.

FREDERICK G. LUTZ. CHARLES P. OROURKE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the fi-Ie of this patent:

outer end of the arm a distance slightly lss' than the distance between the pin and the back-of the bar, whereby the pin may be -receivedybetween TJNLTTED- STA'IES PATENTS Number Name Date "1= ,"055; 4 2 8 Stone:- Mar. 11, 1913 433M299? Galloway et a1 Oct. 28, 1919 1,741,495 Vanderveld Feb. 18, 1930 

